Pathologist News

Charles Smith, an Ontario child pathologist once revered as an expert in his field, now disgraced for making erroneous judgments on about 20 child autopsies that sent some 13 innocent people to jail, is finally offering up apologies.

We put our trust in the legal system to convict criminals. But what happens when a pediatric pathologist abuses that trust and ruins people’s lives? An inside look at Dr. Charles Smith’s fall from grace and why an inquiry is only half a solution.

Dr. Charles Smith, a controversial pathologist, has been involve in a number of children's autopsies in Ontario. He voluntarily resigned from the Hospital for Sick Children and moved to Saskatoon, but was denied priviledges to practice in Saskatoon.